Ironer cabinet



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f Patented Apr. 2.19140 or I 2495,39? IRONERI CABINET (HORIZONTAL- PIVOT) Henr -y w.AltorfenPeoria; Ill. application July 13,1936, Serial No. 90,375 '3 Claims. (01. 312-25 This invention relates to the cabinetenclosure for a domestic ironingimachi-ne.

Becausehousewives prefer to iron'in upstairs rooms rather thanin the basement, and the ironer must be stored a'lar'g'epart'of the time, a cabinet or enclosure is almost necessary to *k'eep' the ironerclean and free ofdust. "The height of the ironer cabinet, when the cover is put over the ironer in normal position, is considerably higher than normal table height and this makes the V ironer awkward to store and detracts from its I utility as an occasional table The main object ofthisinv'ention is to provide an ironer that 'willtbe of proper height for convenient use as an'irone'r, yet" when closed and covered will be of considerably lower height to enhance its usage as a table. Another object is to improve the, proportions of the cabinet, when closed, by reducing the height in proportion to the width. A still further object is to provide astructure or mechanism that is simple and easy to operate and further is both quiet and sturdy.

Other objectsand benefits will be disclosed by examination of the following drawings and descriptions of which:

Fig. 1 is a frontelevational view of the ironer stored in the cabinet, and

Fig.- 2 is a plan view ofFig. 1. a Fig. 3 is a front sectional view in elevation with the ironer in operating position and with the cover swung back, and I Fig.4 is a plan view of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 5 is an end elevational view with parts broken away to show the operating mechanism in relation to the cover which is in the open position, a and :the cabinet cover as H.

Fig. 6 is an end elevational view with the cover closedand showing the ironer in its lowered position in dotted outlines, and

Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 1'i, Fig. 6, showing one of the horizontal pivot members, and

V 4 Fig.8 is an enlarged sectional view in plan,

taken on the line 8-'-'8 of Fig. 6,.showing the arrangement of the vertical slide members.

I designate the lower cabinet as a unit Ill and The ironing machine as a unit is designated I2 and the slidable table supported on two hollow legs which form wells in which the operating mechanism is enclosed.

v The slidable tablefl|3 is supported by two vertical slide arms [4 gibbed in slide brackets I5 in plan;

It will be noted that the cabinet I II is which are securely riveted to the, lower cabinet lfl. I a I Rivetedto the bottom of the slides H! are the spring arms IS with the groove pins l1 attach+ ing in tension'the balance springs 18 by' the adjustable eye bolts 20 and the brackets l 9 which are riveted to the lower cabinetlll. The hinge. arm-2l is bolted to the stiffener member 22 which is riveted to the, cabinet coverll. 1 v

The hinge arms 2| are securely attached to the hinge shafts 23 by set screws and these hinge shafts pivot in the hinge brackets 24 bolted to the lower cabinet l0.

. On the other en-ds of the hinge shafts 23, and

' securely attached thereto by setscrewsare the crank arms 25. Pivotally connecting the arms 25 with vertical arms I4 are the connecting links 26. The rubber. bumpers 21 riveted to the sliding table I3 soften and quiet the stop of thetable 13 against the inner flange of the cabinet llL Now having described the parts and their relations to one another, I will now describe the op-q eration of my ironer cabinet. I

With the ironer closed as in Fig. 1, it will'be noted that the cabinet top is considerably lower than it would be normally, by the fact that the slidable tab-1e l3, carrying the ironer, is much lower than the arched opening in the lower cabinet. I

To'open the ironer, the operator merely lifts the cabinet top which pivots on its hinge and raises the ironer table in the end slides by the connecting links. This operation is assisted by the balance springs when the-cabinet topv is on the inside center of the hinge but as soon as the cabinet cover is on the other side of the hinge, its weight balances against the weight on the sliding table becoming progressively more effective as it pivots on the, hinges. until when completely open, the weight of the cabinet top holds v the table and ironer securely in the, open position;

The closing operation is the reverse of the foregoingand will not be described indetail.

It will be understood that there are numerous i optional structures and that I do not desire to be limited to the exact structure I have described. I now claim as new: i 1. An ironing machine cabinet comprising, a

.housing of generally inverted U-shape, the legs of the U being hollow and providing machinery- Wells, an ironing machine support. disposed horizontally withinthe vertical bounds of the housing and vertically movable therein between upper and lower limits, a pair of guide members, one

guide member being secured within each leg well,- a vertically movable slide member in each guide member, each slide member being rigidly secured at its upper end to-said support, a pair of horizontal pivot members, one pivot member being secured adjacent to each legand within the housing and below the top thereof, a pair of levers, each lever being pivoted intermediate its ends upon one of said pivot members, said levers having one end of each projecting rearwardly exterior of the housing, a cover member having its rearward edge secured to said projecting lever ends, and links connecting the other ends of said levers and the lower ends of said slide members.

2. An instrument housing cabinet comprising an inverted substantially U-shaped structure having hollow legs constituting supports for the middle portion. and providing wells :foroperating mechanism, said middle portion presenting,

ends of said support and projecting into said 1 Wells, guides mounted in the latter and engaged with said arms of said support to render the lat- I ter movable vertically only, a pair of levers each projecting at one endvinto one of said wells and having operative connection at said ends with operating said levers to cause said support to be,

raised as said cover is raised and vice versa. i

3. Ina cabinet for a domestic ironer, a table substantially lower, thannormal table height having hollow legs for housing operatingmechanism and a central opening for an ironer base,

an ironer base supported for vertical movement 'on'arms guided in slide brackets in the hollow legs, an ironer mounted on the base, a cab- 'inet cover pivotally mounted on the table by a hinged arms, and mechanism including hinged arms of the cabinet cover co-acting with the support arms of the base whereby the ironer may be raised for normal operation above the low table by opening swingingmovement of the cabinet cover and by reverse closing movement lowered below the table, the cabinet top of the cover being at approximately normal table height in closed. position.

HENRY W. ALTORFER. 

